AR-15 Ammo of Choice?

winchester white box in .223 or 5.56. whatever's on the shelf.

Black Hills 77gr TMK.

I load a clone for range ammo with TMK when I can find them, and SMK when I can't.

Always stick to brass case. Steel in AR-15's is horrible.

I don’t buy special self defense, home defense ammo. I have range ammo for my guns for any scenario. I don’t see spending 2x, 3x, 4x range ammo prices for self defense ammo. Gun goes pew, pew, pew. Hopefully I hit something in a self defense situation.

Still have a case of Geco for plinking.

I have a mix of HD stuff I’ve messed with. Black Hills, Hornady, Gold Dot, PPU OTMs, whatever. Fusion for hunting although I don’t hunt with it much anymore.

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load a clone for range ammo with TMK when I can find 

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What's your load data and how close can you get to real Blck Hills in terms of groups snd velocity?

What makes Black Hills so good is that is very high pressure and velocity, but does not ruin your brass and groups like precision target round.

You can also get great results with 75g HPs from Hornady Black.

If you're in need of ammo, I happened to stumble across a potentially good deal.

Scheels has Fiocchi .223 (brass cased FMJ 55gr) for $44.99 a box of 100. That's $449.90 a case, which is already a decent price in today's market. And they ship with a flat rate, something decent I think.

Here's where it gets interesting- they're doing their "Visa promotion" right now. If you look into it on their site, you apply for their (crappy high interest) Visa, and if approved you can get up to $100 off your purchase.
I was looking at my cart, and it was saying there that my purchase would be $349.90 if I did the Visa thing.

THAT price for a case of name-brand brass ammo is GREAT now, and would be decent before the panic.
So, I tried... but I forgot: like a lot of other Louisiana people, I'm on a free year of Lifelock (with a credit freeze) after the DMV was hacked. It blocked their access to my credit (which is excellent), so they declined me.

Now, I have a few rounds of 223/556 stashed in ammo cans, so I wasn't that broken up about it. I don't know how to unfreeze to do the application, if it is easy I still might do it.

Y'all looking to get some, here's the link
https://www.scheels.com/p/fiocchi-target-max-fmjbt-scheels-exclusive-rifle-ammunition-100-round-box/762344-223APSH100.html

Depends on your barrel length and twist rate. Im using 62gr. IMI defense green tip with a 16" .223 wylde and 1/8 twist.

Range - the stuff PSA makes
Self defense - fragmenting

Well since you said AR and didn’t specify caliber, …

The two that are used for home defense and plinking are:

Built an AR in 300 blackout and for home defense use Hornady 110 grain V-Max. As far as plinking, mostly my reloads or anything I can get my hands on. Still pretty expensive ammo for lots of shooting.

CMMG Banshee MK 17, in 9mm loaded with Speer Gold Dot. Plinking with this one is just about anything. Brass, steel, reloads, etc.